25. Downtown Richmond's Main Street Banking Historic District encompasses 19 buildings, built between 1865 and 1965, that represent examples of the Late Victorian and International Style architecture.

26. Opened in 1895, Richmond's Jefferson Hotel is one of 27 American hotels with Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamond Hotel ratings. Famed patrons have included Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Charles Lindbergh, The Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley.

27. The state capital was relocated from Williamsburg to Richmond on April 18, 1780 to provide a more centralized location for Virginia's population.

28. Richmond's Old City Hall served as City Hall from 1894 until 1971.